1 files changed, 7 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c b/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c
index d59cd6879477..8eaf00749b65 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_ksym.c
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
-/*
- * For now, let us restrict the no. of symbols traced simultaneously to number
- * of available hardware breakpoint registers.
- */
-#define KSYM_TRACER_MAX HBP_NUM
-
 #define KSYM_TRACER_OP_LEN 3 /* rw- */
 
 struct trace_ksym {
@@ -53,7 +47,6 @@ struct trace_ksym {
 
 static struct trace_array *ksym_trace_array;
 
-static unsigned int ksym_filter_entry_count;
 static unsigned int ksym_tracing_enabled;
 
 static HLIST_HEAD(ksym_filter_head);
@@ -181,13 +174,6 @@ int process_new_ksym_entry(char *ksymname, int op, unsigned long addr)
         struct trace_ksym *entry;
         int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-        if (ksym_filter_entry_count >= KSYM_TRACER_MAX) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "ksym_tracer: Maximum limit:(%d) reached. No"
-                " new requests for tracing can be accepted now.\n",
-                        KSYM_TRACER_MAX);
-                return -ENOSPC;
-        }
-
         entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct trace_ksym), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!entry)
                 return -ENOMEM;
@@ -203,13 +189,17 @@ int process_new_ksym_entry(char *ksymname, int op, unsigned long addr)
 
         if (IS_ERR(entry->ksym_hbp)) {
                 ret = PTR_ERR(entry->ksym_hbp);
-                printk(KERN_INFO "ksym_tracer request failed. Try again"
-                                        " later!!\n");
+                if (ret == -ENOSPC) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "ksym_tracer: Maximum limit reached."
+                        " No new requests for tracing can be accepted now.\n");
+                } else {
+                        printk(KERN_INFO "ksym_tracer request failed. Try again"
+                                         " later!!\n");
+                }
                 goto err;
         }
 
         hlist_add_head_rcu(&(entry->ksym_hlist), &ksym_filter_head);
-        ksym_filter_entry_count++;
 
         return 0;
 
@@ -265,7 +255,6 @@ static void __ksym_trace_reset(void)
         hlist_for_each_entry_safe(entry, node, node1, &ksym_filter_head,
                                                                 ksym_hlist) {
                 unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(entry->ksym_hbp);
-                ksym_filter_entry_count--;
                 hlist_del_rcu(&(entry->ksym_hlist));
                 synchronize_rcu();
                 kfree(entry);
@@ -338,7 +327,6 @@ static ssize_t ksym_trace_filter_write(struct file *file,
                                 goto out_unlock;
                 }
                 /* Error or "symbol:---" case: drop it */
-                ksym_filter_entry_count--;
                 hlist_del_rcu(&(entry->ksym_hlist));
                 synchronize_rcu();
                 kfree(entry);